OneWire Utilities: Using Adapters

Ensure Dallas/Maxim 1Wire drivers are installed

Dallas/Maxim 1Wire drivers are required to read on 1Wire interfaces, such as the DS9490R and iButtonLink LinkUSB. These are available here. In addition to installation of the libraries ibfs32.dll or ibfs64.dll, a few other very helpful utilities come with the package. These are typically installed in the 1-Wire Drivers folder in the Start Menu.

OneWireViewer.exe : This is a great utility for viewing adapters and sessions
and making sure things are connected and working. It's also a good way to enable the
oscillator in thermochron/hygrochron and set the Real-Time Clock. This application can NOT be
running while attempting to use OneWire Utilities toolkit or executables. Only one application
can access the interface at one time.

Default 1-Wire Net.exe : This is a utility that will auto-detect your 1Wire
adapter and allow you to set it as default. It stores this information in a text file and uses
it universally for whichever application accesses the 1Wire drivers and selects "Use
Default". It's also a very convenient way to see which port your adapter is assigned when
you don't want to use the default option.

Find your adapter and set to default

If you are using a DS9490R, this step is likely unnecessary, unless you previously changed your
default adapter. By default, 1-Wire drivers come set with the USB DS9490R set as default.
Otherwise, your can use the steps below to find your adapter and set it to default if you wish.

Open Default 1-Wire Net.exe

Press "Autodetect" to find your adapter

Observe/record the found location

(Optional) Select Yes to set the port as default

Open Default 1-Wire Net.exe

Open Default 1-Wire Net.exe

Autodetect adapter and set to
default (optional). Observe and note adapter type and number.

Autodetect adapter and set to
default (optional). Observe and note adapter type and number.

Ensure Dallas 1Wire Drivers Applications are not running

Running Default 1-Wire Net.exe or OneWireViewer.exe will disallow access by OneWire Utilities
toolkit vis OR executables. Only one program may own the interface at any given time. So make
sure that you close all instances of Dallas programs before running OneWire Utilities. If you
still have problems after closing, try a quick unplug and replug of the adapter. Occasionally
applications do not successfully yield control.

Select the adapter in your application Session Controls

OneWire Utilities applications all share a common set of controls to specify the interface you
with to use. These are inputs to the read sub-vis in the LabVIEW toolkit, and front panel
controls in the executable and higher-level applications. Session Controls on the Controls panel
in OneWire Monitor are shown below:

Select the adapter in the application controls

Select the adapter in the application controls

Using the interface and port information obtained above, or by selecting Default (if default was
set as above), set the controls appropriately. Common options are shown below. Last, but not
least, please give us a holler if you have
problems or need help!

Common adapter selections

The most common options for adapter selections, using Default options (set using Default 1-Wire Net.exe as explained above) and manual options for the most popular adapter interfaces, the DS9490R and iButtonLink LinkUSB